2/16/00
Keith,
Yes, it is OK to press out the pins yourself, as long as you are
very careful to support the piston solidly in the area immediatley around
the pin bore. You want all the force to be concentrated right there! You
can make a support like a piece of thick-wall pipe with a bore larger than
the pin and an outside diameter small enough to clear the ring area above
and the skirt area below.
I might be interested in talking to you about the pistons (are
those the parts you are getting rid of?) especially if the price is right.
How about the rods? Are you getting rid of any of them?
Cheers,
Dave K.
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>Ok, I've always taken *everything* to the machine shop. I've got
>a bunch of Rover con-rod assemblies sitting about, and I'm trying
>to get rid of stuff I don't want/won't use. If I make a jig for
>my benchtop hydraulic press, will I screw up anything if I press
>the pistons off of these con-rods myself?
>
>Also, here's the current saga:
>
>Disassembled one of my 3.5s, oil control rings were gone, and on a
>couple of pistons the lower compression ring was so coked up they
>had siezed. Yuck. Scratched bores. I'm going to have it taken out
>020, go with higher compression pistons, and it goes in the 'B. I've
>decided that my 3.9 (which only needs rings, bearings, and a camshaft,
>no machine work) will go in my Range Rover.
>
>Hope everyone's projects are rolling along,
>
>-Keith Wheeler
>Team Sanctuary http://www.TeamSanctuary.com/
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